NEW YORK, NY – Today, the Center for Learner Equity announced that its Interim Executive Director, Jennifer Coco, will join the PIE Leadership Institute’s Cohort 11. For more than a decade, the Leadership Institute has served as a cohort-based, year-long leadership opportunity focused on leading change in evolving political educational environments.
Coco has demonstrated distinguished expertise in education advocacy and policy on behalf of students with disabilities. With a background as an attorney and advocate for students, Coco has spent nearly two decades working to ensure that schools are welcoming places for all learners, providing instruction and services that meet the needs of students. In 2025, Coco helped cement CLE’s organizational position at the forefront of protecting students with disabilities. Through policy recommendations and federal advocacy championing the rights of students with disabilities, Coco helped lead the strategy that uplifts a shared vision around the future of education.
“I am honored and humbled to join a cohort of leaders whom I have long admired,” said Jennifer Coco, Interim Executive Director of The Center for Learner Equity. “My leadership at CLE has reinforced my relentless commitment to delivering on the promise of quality education for students, especially those at the intersection of race, poverty, and disability. I am looking forward to robust conversations and experiential learning opportunities, amplifying the PIE Network’s priorities, and learning from my fellow cohort leaders.”
The PIE Leadership Institute is open to leaders of PIE Network member and partner organizations. More than 200 advocates have participated in the Leadership Institute since the first cohort in 2013.
“Under Jennifer Coco’s leadership, CLE has been a nation-leading advocate on behalf of students with disabilities in an evolving education landscape,” said Shannon Hodge, CLE’s Board Chair, CEO of KIPP DC, and Leadership Institute alumna. “CLE is proud to continue to actively participate in PIE Network opportunities. We congratulate Jennifer and the entire Cohort 11 on this achievement and opportunity to grow their leadership in service of students across the nation.”
Learn more about this year’s cohort here.
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